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The Chicago Bears just can’t get out of their own way sometimes. Trailing the Washington Commanders 12-7 on Sunday with just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Bears had the ball at Washington’s 1-yard line. Follow us on Facebook Instead of giving the ball to a running back on third-and-goal, trying a quarterback sneak, a jet sweep or play-action pass, Chicago tried to recreate the touchdown scored by William “The Fridge” Perry in Super Bowl XX, handing the ball off to an offensive lineman.
It went ...
poorly. Wild fumble at the goal line..
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twitter.com/BHjQ6tNNbU The handoff from quarterback Caleb Williams to backup guard Doug Kramer was never secured and caromed right toward the goal line, where it was recovered by Washington. It’s always easy to question bad plays after-the-fact, but on a day when the Bears had only 116 total yards in the first 44 minutes of the game, it’s particularly hard to understand the play call.
Additionally, the team’s best player on the day had been running back D’Andre Swift, who broke a 56-yard touchdown run to get the team on the board late in the third quarter and had more rushing yards by himself than the team had passing. Related: WATCH: D'Andre Swift races for second-longest career TD against Commanders Ultimately, the Bears were able to force Washington to punt and scored on the ensuring drive to take the lead, but that playcall would’ve been under a lot more scrutiny if not for the bounce back. NFL.
